Kylie Kelce reveals her husband Jason Kelce has been writing his retirement speech 'for years'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kylie Kelce, wife of former NFL player Jason Kelce, recently revealed that her husband had been preparing his retirement speech for years.
She made the revelation during a 'Today' episode, adding that Jason had been contemplating retirement since they started dating almost nine years ago.
Jason Kelce wanted to make sure his retirement speech accurately conveyed the impact of football on his life
Kylie believes that Jason understood the impact of football on his life and wanted to ensure he accurately conveyed that to everyone.
"He has been writing his retirement speech for years", Kylie shared, adding, "He has been telling me he was going to retire since we started dating, which was, like, almost nine years ago."
She told co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, “I think he understood the impact of what football has been to his life."
Kylie added, "I think he wanted to make sure that he accurately conveyed that to everyone else. He really wanted to make sure it was correct, and I think it was an outstanding summary.”
Kylie Kelce says nothing is off the table for Jason Kelce post-retirement
Since his retirement, fans have been eager to see Jason return to football as a sports broadcaster and Kylie reflects saying anything was possible given Jason's skills.
“I think nothing is off the table at this point,” Kylie said, adding “I mean, he’s my husband so I’m biased, but I think he’s so good at everything he tries."
She continued, "It’s kind of a pain in the butt. But I think that nothing is off the table. I think he’s an ideas guy, so I think he’s just, sort of, letting them brew and see what happens."
Kylie appeared on the show to raise awareness for the Eagles Autism Foundation as its senior event consultant which raises money for autism awareness and research and hosts events for children with autism.
Kylie Kelce wants Jason Kelce to get out of the house
One month after Jason announced his retirement in an emotional press conference, Kylie feels it’s time for him to get back to work. “He needs to get out,” Kylie, 31, joked.
She added she doesn’t think golf will be enough to keep him occupied.
“It’s not that I need him to get out of the house, it’s, like, he needs to get out of the house. I think that with three small children, I don’t think golf is gonna cut it," Kylie told the hosts.
